Hopea odorata

Illustration of Hopea odorata from Plants of the Coast of Coromandel, vol. 3.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamilia: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Hopea
Species: Hopea odorata

Name

Hopea odorata Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 7 (1811 publ. 1819)

• Type: Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel 3: t. 210; see Smitinand, Vidal & Hô (1990: 70).
• Type locality: [Bangladesh.] Chittagong.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Doona odorata (Roxb.) Burck, Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 6: 233 (1887), p.p., excl. syn. Hopea sangal; not accepted by Pierre (1891) and Smitinand, Vidal & Hô (1990: 69) [cited as Hopea odorata], and Govaerts (2000) [cited as Hopea sangal]
• Heterotypic
  • Neisandra indica Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 163 (1838); not accepted by Govaerts & al. (2021) [cited as Hopea odorata]
  • Hopea decandra Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 1: 88 (1840); not accepted by Hooker (1875: 308), Ashton (1982: 423) and Govaerts & al. (2021) [cited as Hopea odorata]
  • Hopea vasta Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 962 (1829), nom. nud. ex A.DC., Prodr. 16, 2: 633, pro syn. (1868); not accepted by Ashton (1982: 423) [cited as Hopea odorata]
    • Syntypes: E(-E00017484, -E00017494)
    • Type locality: [Myanmar. Mottama and Tanintharyi.]
  • Hopea wightiana Miq., Herb. Hohenacker: 320 ex Dyer in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 308 (1874), pro syn.; not accepted by Pierre (1891) Govaerts & al. (2021) [cited as Hopea odorata]
    • Type locality: [Myanmar.] Rangoon[Yangon], Pegu[Bago], Martaban[Mottama] and Tenasserim[Tanintharyi].
  • Hopea odorata var. eglandulosa Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. 3(16): pl. 244 (1891); not accepted by Smitinand, Vidal & Hô (1990: 69) [cited as Hopea odorata]
  • Hopea odorata var. flavescens Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. 3(16): pl. 244 (1891); not accepted by Smitinand, Vidal & Hô (1990: 69) [cited as Hopea odorata]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical-Asia Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India (fide IUCN, West Bengal), Sri Lanka (fide Hassler 2021) Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is. (North Andaman I., Middle Andaman I., South Andaman I. and Little Andaman I. fide Hassler 2021), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay and Yangon fide Hassler 2021), Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Malesia Malaya (N. Perak and Terengganu northwards fide Ashton 1982) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1811–1820. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. III. London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838. Sylva Telluriana. Mantissa synoptica. New genera and species of trees and shrubs of North America, and other regions of the earth, omitted or mistaken by the botanical authors and compilers, or not properly classified, now reduced by their natural affinities to the proper natural orders and tribes. 184 pp. Printed for the author and publisher, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1875. The Flora of British India. Vol. 1. Ranunculaceae to Sapindaceae. 740 pp., London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Pierre, J.B.L. 1889–1895. Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine. [Volume 3,] fascicules 14–20, pl. 201–300. Paris: Octave Doin. BHL Reference page. 
• Ashton, P.S. 1982. Dipterocarpaceae. Pp. 237–552 in van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 9(2). Martinus Nijhoff / Dr W. Junk Publishers, The Hague / Boston / London. BHL Reference page. 
• Smitinand, T., Vidal, J.E. & Pham Hoang Hô 1990. Diptérocarpacées (Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Viêtnam, 25). Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 124 pp. ISBN 2-85654-189-5 BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hopea odorata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 September 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Hopea odorata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 September 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hopea odorata. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2021.
• IUCN: Hopea odorata Roxb. (Vulnerable)
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hopea odorata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hopea odorata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 4 September 2021.

Vernacular names

日本語: タキアン
ភាសាខ្មែរ: គគីរម្សៅ
ລາວ: ແຄນເຮືອ
ဘာသာမန်: ကွေံ
Bahasa Melayu: Cengal Pasir
မြန်မာဘာသာ: သင်္ကန်း
ไทย: ตะเคียน
Tiếng Việt: Sao đen

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